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School summer holiday catch-up programmes not the answer to addressing lost learning

A new survey of school leaders in England finds just 18% of schools are planning…

Half of school leaders say CPD is “extremely important” to post-pandemic school recovery

New survey of school leaders reveals 97% believe access to good CPD is the key to encouraging people to stay in the profession 44% of leaders plan to up their CPD provision in the coming year The Key launches new digital CPD platform to accelerate…

88% of school leaders said no bubbles were closed at their school during the first week of full reopening

Friday 19th March 2021: In a Facebook poll conducted by the Key, 88% of primary…

The Key acquires Arbor Education to become the leading provider of cloud-based MIS

Wednesday 2 December 2020: The Key, owner of primary school MIS ScholarPack, has today confirmed its acquisition of Arbor Education, the fastest-growing MIS platform in the UK. Together, ScholarPack and Arbor provide more than 2,800…

School business managers stretched to their limits as they battle to make schools COVID-19 safe

Unpaid overtime soars for school business managers (SBMs) as they take the lead on managing…

GovernorHub joins The Key to further improve governance support

Tuesday 28th April, 2020: The Key, the leading provider of information and resources for education leaders, has today announced the acquisition of GovernorHub. GovernorHub provides 100,000 school governors and trustees, at 8,000 schools, a tool to communicate, share documents and access the information they need…

Education leaders don’t think schools should be used as polling stations

10th December, 2019: In a recent poll of The Key’s members, 69% of respondents said…

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CPD a central factor as schools bounce back from pandemic – Education Technology, June 2021

A significant number of the school leaders polled by educational resource providers, The Key, said…

Early Career Framework: Choosing your school’s induction mentors – SecEd, June 2021

Under the new Early Career Framework, schools must appoint an induction mentor for their early career teachers. Simon Clark explains the role of the mentor, how you can pick the best candidates, and ways you can support them in their role. Read more at: https://www.sec-ed.co.uk/best-practice/early-career-framework-choosing-your-schools-induction-mentors-ects-ecf-nqts-teacher-training/

Educational resource suppliers shine at online awards ceremony – Educate, May 2021

The Key was named 'Supplier of the Year' at this year's Education Resources Awards. Read…

Teacher mental health and wellbeing: running welfare checks for school staff – The Headteacher, March 2021

Simon Clark from The Key explains how to conduct wellbeing checks with your staff so you can effectively provide support and respond to any problems they have. Read more at: https://www.theheadteacher.com/staff-management/wellbeing/how-to-run-welfare-checks-for-school-staff

Remote teaching: How to develop staff expertise – Headteacher Update, January 2021

From setting clear goals to providing short feedback loops, Jacob Senior offers some suggestions for…

What you can do to raise money in a Covid world – Primary School Management, December 2020

Many of the typical sources of extra income for schools dried up during the last academic year due to social distancing measures and fears of infection. Linda Unternahrer outlines what you can do to raise money, and what to consider for the long term to…

How to collect staff feedback on workload and wellbeing – SecEd, November 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, it is important to check in on your…

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